Senior Accountant

Career Opportunity: Senior Accountant, Enterprise Group- Yellowknife, NT

Crowe MacKay LLP is a vibrant team of Chartered Professional Accountants with eight markets across Northern and Western Canada. Our Yellowknife office is looking for an experienced CPA who is ready to take the next step in their career and help lead and grow our Enterprise Group. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to accelerate their career. In Yellowknife, you will work closely with our partners and take on significant client and team leadership responsibilities.

The Opportunity

Our Yellowknife practice serves a wide range of private businesses and has a strong presence in the North.

This is an opportunity to:

• Lead significant e-group engagements and develop strong relationships with clients.
  • Responsible for a portfolio of clients (compilation and review engagements reporting under ASPE).
  • Analyzing and preparing personal, trust, corporate tax, GST, T4 and T5 returns including CRA audit and support requests.
  • Responsible for planning and supervising engagements and reviewing work, completed by staff.
  • Independently offer tax compliance and business advice to personal and corporate clients.
  • Develop solutions with clients and co-workers through collaborative effort and discussion.
• Take on increasing responsibility for a meaningful client portfolio.
• Coach and develop other members of the team.
• Develop expertise serving small and large organizations across the North.
• Participate in business development and help shape the future growth of the Yellowknife practice.

Your Career Path at Crowe MacKay

Career growth is at the heart of this role. In this role, you can expect to:

• Lead and grow your own portfolio: take responsibility for a portfolio of clients and oversee engagement teams and business functions.
• Develop leaders: act as a career advisor and mentor, building development opportunities into engagement plans to help your team reach their goals.
• Become a specialist: develop expertise while strengthening your skills through in-depth professional development.
• Shape the business: develop new client relationships, identify emerging markets and opportunities, and contribute to the growth of new service lines and the office business plan.
• Build your profile: grow your presence in the community and help elevate the Crowe MacKay brand in the North.
• Career Progression: work alongside partners on client strategy, quality control and firm direction, with the support of a firm that invests in your long-term growth.

Who We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

• Holds a Canadian CPA designation.
• Has 3+ years of relevant public accounting experience.
• Experience with corporate reorganizations, estate planning and tax research skills would be an asset.
• Familiarity with Caseware, Taxprep, QuickBooks/Sage etc are also considered strong assets.
• Has demonstrated the ability to effectively lead engagements, manage client relationships and develop people.
• Is comfortable taking ownership and operating with a high degree of responsibility and autonomy.
• Has strong professional judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills and a strong commitment to quality.
• Is prepared to relocate to Yellowknife and become part of the local office and community.

Experience with ASPEwould be an asset, but is not required. Our priority is finding a strong CPA with the ability and ambition to grow into the role.

Compensation: $80,000+ per year. Crowe MacKay offers a competitive compensation package including bonus incentives, medical/dental and wellness benefits, RRSP matching, career progression opportunities, workplace flexibility and a relocation allowance.

Why Yellowknife?

The Yellowknife office offers something that can be difficult to find in a larger market: the opportunity to take on significant responsibility early, work directly with partners and clients, and make a visible impact on the business.

Our Yellowknife office is growing, and clients increasingly value working with professionals who are based in the North. As part of our team, you will help shape that growth and build a long-term career here in Yellowknife, with a clear path to partnership.

For someone who wants to build a career rather than simply fill a role, we believe this could be a compelling opportunity. At Crowe MacKay, our mission includes creating challenging opportunities for the professional growth of our people, and our values – We Care. We Share. We Invest. We Grow. – guide how we work.

Interested?

If this is of interest, please apply! We would be happy to talk through the role, the Yellowknife practice, life in the North and what career progression could look like.